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Cornus amomum Mill.
silky dogwood

       
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Photo of Cornus amomum Mill.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cornus amomum Mill.

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Synonyms:
Cornus amomum Mill.

  SWAM Swida amomum (Mill.) Small
 

Distribution:
Cornus amomum Mill.

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Cornus amomum Mill.

View 4 genera in Cornaceae, 29 species in Cornus
 

Classification:
Cornus amomum Mill.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Cornales
Family Cornaceae – Dogwood family
Genus Cornus L. – dogwood
Species Cornus amomum Mill. – silky dogwood
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cornus amomum Mill.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
silky dogwood              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cornus amomum Mill.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,FACW+ FACW FACW+ FACW+ FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cornus amomum Mill.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27799.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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